The Bauple Tourist Drive is an alternative to following the Bruce Highway between Tiaro and Gunalda. Using larger towns as a reference, it is between Maryborough and Gympie. The tourist drive is quite short, about 11 kilometres instead of around 9 kilometres if you stay on the Bruce Highway. Start of Bauple Tourist Drive 6 … Read more
Theebine Hotel is the original building built 1909, although it was originally known as the Kilkivan/Theebine Junction Hotel. Theebine is a small railway station town north of Gympie along the North Coast railway line. The old Kingaroy/Nanango railway line branched at Theebine with the Dickabram railway station just before the Dickabram Bridge crosses over the … Read more
The Boondall Wetlands is the largest wetlands in Brisbane, Queensland. It is a refuge for local wildlife and an important resting and feeding place for migratory birds. Boondall Wetlands Reserve includes several walking trails and a bikeway that connects to larger bikeway network from Redcliffe in the north and Brisbane in the south. To Get … Read more
Hinkler House was built in Thornhill Estate in Southampton, England in 1925. A modest detached house, he named the home “Mon Repos” to celebrate the beachside location of the same name in his Australian hometown of Bundaberg where he had fuelled his love of flight. Hinkler House is physically separate from Hinkler Hall of Aviation … Read more
Hinkler Hall of Aviation is a museum built as a tribute to aviation pioneer Bert Hinkler. Bert made record-breaking flights locally in the 1920s and flew the first solo flight from England to Australia. The museum is housed in a building designed to look like an aircraft wing. It contains several aviation collections large and … Read more
Had too much of the Bundaberg Rum lately? Why not have a tipple of sweet cider or wine instead at the Ohana Cider House and Tropical Winery in Bundaberg, creators of Cheeky Tiki Cider. Just down the road from the Bundaberg Rum distillery, Ohana Cider House and Tropical Winery is definitely a spot to stop … Read more
The Cobb & Co Tourist Drive follows the railway line and the original Cobb & Co route between Ipswich and Toowoomba, covering a distance of about 130 kilometres. The first mail route was awarded to Cobb & Co in Queensland in 1866 from Brisbane to Ipswich. Passengers and mail continuing west used Queensland’s first main … Read more
